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| Harry Gant | |||||||
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 Gant in 1996 at North Wilkesboro Speedway | |||||||
| Born | January 10, 1940 Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1985 IROC Champion 1984, 1991 Southern 500 Winner 1991 Winston 500 Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 1991 National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2003) International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee (2006) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 474 races run over 22 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (1984) | ||||||
| First race | 1973 National 500 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1994 Hooters 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| First win | 1982 Virginia National Bank 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last win | 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 128 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 19th (1988, 1992) | ||||||
| First race | 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1994 AC Delco 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| First win | 1982 Mello Yello 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last win | 1994 Busch Light 300 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 11 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 24th (1996) | ||||||
| First race | 1996 Coca-Cola 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 1996 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of December 18, 2012. | |||||||
Harold Phil Gant[1] (born January 10, 1940) is a retired American stock car racing driver best known for driving the No. 33 Skoal Bandit car on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series circuit during the 1980s and 1990s. Gant won 31 NASCAR races combined between the Cup Series and Busch Series, and had a four-race win streak on the Cup circuit in 1991. Gant had a best result of second in the points championship in 1984.
Gant holds the record for the oldest driver to win a Cup Series race (52). He was known for his many nicknames such as "Handsome Harry", "the Bandit", "High Groove Harry", "Hard Luck Harry", and "Mr. September" for his 1991 win streak.